William Shatner has turned his Twitter.com page into a memorial site for his late friend and colleague Leonard Nimoy after explaining to fans he won't be able to make it to his Star Trek sidekick's funeral in Los Angeles.

Russell Crowe has been given the seal of approval for his directorial debut The Water Diviner after the drama landed the coveted Best Picture prize at the Australian version of the Oscars on Thursday (29Jan15).